44-10545

Nose art that was drawn for B-24J-60-CF #44-10545 of the 466th BG - 785th BS
Drawn by Charles Saxon who would have a long and distinguished career as a cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine after the war. The nose art was done for his friend, bunk mate and fellow 466th BG pilot, Earl Wassom. The nose art unfortunately never made it onto the aircraft.

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GroupThe 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...